My parents picked up my Grandma from Iowa in time for my niece's 3rd birthday party over the weekend. It was great to have her at my parents house for Thanksgiving. We had the best time all being together! While Reese and Jackson were off playing together, Mom, Jenna, Grandma and I got to chat while making dinner and prepping for Thanksgiving dinner the next day. Jenna made the best soup and I tried out a new recipe from Pinterest (nutella and greek yogurt served with fruit - very yummy!).
On Thanksgiving, we had our new traditional dinner of crab cakes and the best green beans ever. I know Mom thinks it's sad that our kids won't know about the traditional turkey day dinner....but those crab cakes were so good, I don't think it matters! The best part about the day is all of the time we got to spend laughing and playing together. We played Catchprase while the kids were sleeping. I found out that I'm the weak link in that game - I'm so literal. Room Dressing anyone? That game makes me laugh so hard - can't wait until we can play it again! The kids played Toy Story Yahtzee later in the afternoon; Jackson has to blow on the dice for good luck before rolling them.
On Thursday, we drove down to Moore to spend Thanksgiving with Tom's family, and Rob flew down as well. It was great seeing him again. Rob was great with Jackson - now Jackson keeps asking "Is Uncle Rob going to be there?" anytime we talk about seeing Grandma and Granddad. Tom's parents had saved their toy John Deere tractor from when Tom and Rob were little, and they got it down for Jackson to play with. Jackson liked cleaning it up with Uncle Rob.
I think Jackson really is a farm boy at heart, don't you think?
After a filling Thanksgiving dinner, Jackson took the lead in trimming the tree while we supervised. Jackson really got into it this year, trying to find just the spot for each ornament. He really liked climbing up on the step stool to place them up high....
But he also liked putting them down lower where he could easily see them.
Jackson would keep asking Granddad if that was a good spot where he had hung the ornament. Jackson had begun placing all of the ornaments in this one particular spot, and it was starting to look pretty funny. When Jackson asked if that was a good spot after hanging the 4th ornament in the same place, Granddad said, "Well, I don't know....". Jackson thought that was hilarious and it became a new game. After every single ornament, Jackson would ask his question and would make Tom's dad think about it, shake his head, and say "Well, I suppose so...." in a really funny voice. He'd crack up every time!
We came home on Friday afternoon since we had to pack for our Disney trip on Saturday morning. Despite our best efforts, I ended up getting a sinus infection right before the trip. Thank goodness for urgent care! Fortunately, neither Jackson nor Tom got sick, and we had a great time at Disney (will share pics from our trip in another post).
We also got our Christmas lights up before we left town. Jackson came out to supervise....though I think he ended up doing more snacking than supervising!
He also came up with a new game that basically involved Jackson running around the house as fast as he could...for at least 5-10 minutes. I was getting dizzy just watching him. Thank goodness I wasn't the one on the ladder!
Another good reason why Tom doesn't let me use the ladder for Christmas lights - I'm a danger to myself! I thought I would help Tom out by moving the ladder to the next spot. Our Little Giant was extended pretty far, and I didn't realize how difficult that made it to move. Tom made it look so easy. The next thing I know, I am starting to tip backwards, shouting "Whoa, whoa!!!" and in slow motion, the ladder started to hit the house. Tom thankfully came to my rescue, and I only ended up with a little bruise on my head (and my ego). I am officially banned from the Little Giant!
Happy Thanksgiving!
